Court cards意思

"Court cards" is a term used in card games, particularly in the context of playing cards, to refer to the cards that depict people, as opposed to the numbered cards or the "pip" cards. In a standard deck of 52 cards, there are 12 court cards: four each of the ranks of king, queen, and jack. These cards are also known as "face cards" because they have pictures or faces on them.

The court cards are part of the suit system in playing cards, which typically includes clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. Each court card is associated with a specific suit and a rank, with the king being the highest-ranking court card, followed by the queen, and then the jack.

In games like bridge and poker, the court cards are valued the same as their numerical ranks (e.g., a jack is worth 11 points in bridge). However, in other games, such as those of Germanic or Russian origin, the court cards may have different values or special properties.

The term "court cards" is also used in the context of tarot cards, where the court cards are the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of each suit. These cards are part of the "Minor Arcana" and are used in divination and card reading.